Combination whip-socket and rein-holder



(No Model.)

M. D. PETERSON. COMBINATION WHIP SOCKET AND REIN HOLDER.

No. 586,744. I Patented July 20, 1897.

' (Maw TTnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARCIIS D. PETERSON, OF LONG LAKE, MINNESOTA.

COMBINATION WHIP-SOCKET AND RElN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 586,744, dated July 20,1897. Application filed January 23, 1897. Serial No. 620,362. (Nomodel.)

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Be it known that I, MARCUS D. PETERSON, residing at Long Lake, in thecounty of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented a new anduseful Combination W'hip-Socket and Reindlolder, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention is a combination whip-socket and rein-holder, the objectbeing to provide a device of the kind described which shall beconstructed of a single piece of wire and which can be quickly andeasily fitted upon a vehicle of any description.

Another object is to construct a combination whip-socket and rein-holderin such a manner that it will be securely held upon the dashboard andprevented from rattling.

Another object is to construct a combination whip-socket and reinholderwhich will securely hold both atthe same time or either at one time.

\Vith these various objects in view my invention consists, essentially,of a socket com posed of four members, a clip attached to the forwardside of the socket for attaching the same to the dashboard, and a clipconnected to the rear side of the socket for the purpose of receivingthe reins.

The invention consists also in certain details of construction andnovelties of combination, all of which will be fully describedhereinafter, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings formiugapart of this specification, Figure 1 is a viewshowing the practical application of my invention. Fig. 2 is a detailperspective view of the combination whip-socket and reinholder. Fig. 3is a top plan view. Fig. t is a sectional view taken on the line l l ofFig. 2.

In carrying out my invention I employ a single piece of stout wire,which is bent centrally upon itself to provide a depending clip A, whichis adapted to iit over the top of the dashboard. The wire is then bentat B and carried downwardly at O to provide two members of the socket.After forming the side members of the socketthe wire is bent across atright angles, as shown at D, in order to provide the bottom members ofthe socket and is then bent upwardly to provide the rear side members Eof the socket. The wire is then again bent at F and carried downwardly,as shown at G, bent upwardly at H to provide the rein-clip, outwardly atH" to provide the flaring entrance to the rein-clip, and the ends of thewire are then united, thereby forming the combination whip-socket andrein-holder of one piece.

The depending clip formed at the upper end of the socket is adapted tofit over the top of the dashboard and the. upwardly-projecting clipformed at the lower end of the socket is adapted to receive and hold thereins.

The four upright members of the socket securely hold the whip in placeand the bottom members D prevent the whip passing through the socket, asmost clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4:.

It will thus be seen that I provide an exceedingly cheap, simple, andefficient c011- struction of combination whip-socket and rein-holder,which will thoroughly carry out all of the objects for which it isintended.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A combination whip-socket and reinholder, formed of a single piece ofwire and comprising the clip A, the bends B, the me1nbers O, D and E,providing the socket, the bends F, members G and II, all arranged andadapted to operate, substantially as shown and described.

2. The herein-described rein holder or supporter comprising a sockethaving the side members substantially as described, the b0ttom bars, adepending clip or clamp adapted to engage the dashboard, anupwardlyextending clip constructed as described for the reception of thereins, the upwardly-extending portions of said clip being fiared'orcurved outwardly for the purpose set forth.

MARCUS D. PETERSON.

Witnesses:

F. T. Srnvnns, J. E. CAMPBELL.

